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Ananus ben Ananus
1st century High Priest of Israel (d. 68 AD)
Ananus ben Ananus
Ananus ben Ananus (Hebrew: חנן בן חנן, romanized: Ḥānān ben-Ḥānān, Koine Greek: Ἀνάνου Ἄνανος, lit. 'Ananos son of Ananos'; Latin: Anani Ananus or Ananus filius Anani; d. 68 AD) was a High Priest of Israel in Jerusalem in Judaea in the first century. He was the High Priest who ordered the execution by stoning of James, brother of Jesus, according to the Antiquities of the Jews of Josephus. A delegation sent by citizens upset over the perceived breach of justice met Lucceius Albinus before he reached Judea, and Albinus responded with a letter informing Ananus that it was illegal to convene the Sanhedrin without Albinus' permission and threatening to punish him. Ananus was therefore deposed by King Herod Agrippa II before Albinus' arrival and replaced with Jesus son of Damneus. Ananus was one of the main leaders of the Great Revolt of Judea, which erupted in the year 66. He was appointed as one of the heads of the Judean provisional government together with Joseph ben Gurion in late 66. In...
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